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vertex

Syllabification: (ver·tex)
Pronunciation: /ˈvərˌteks/
Translate vertex | into Italian
Definition of vertex

noun (plural vertices /-təˌsēz/ or vertexes)

  • 1the highest point; the top or apex.
  • Anatomy the crown of the head.
  • 2 Geometry each angular point of a polygon, polyhedron, or other figure.
  • a meeting point of two lines that form an angle.
  • the point at which an axis meets a curve or surface.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin, 'whirlpool, crown of a head, vertex', from vertere 'to turn'

The plural of vertex can be spelled either vertices (as in the original Latin) or vertexes.

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